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  • Kona Unit: whats so good about them?
  • eyerideit
    Free Member

    They get a lot of love on this forum in both 26 and 29 flavours.

    So would you like to show me yours and tell what’s so good about them?

    roadie_in_denial
    Free Member

    Can’t find a photo of mine (26″ variant) just now but for me…well I never really understood the whole singlespeed thing…then I was bored one day and flicking through a Kona brochure and, well, it just started to make sense. Anyway…I had a very rare ‘want that one’ moment…bought one and never regretted it.

    Which is why I love mine.

    TiRed
    Full Member

    The geometry and the steel tubing. I’d show you my Deddaccia tubed 29er with On One Carbon forks, but someone stole it 🙁 . I chose an Alfine hubbed 26″ Genesis io id to replace it as I fancied a change. With the exception of front suspension, they feel surprisingly similar.

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    Be careful. The earlier ones snap at the dropouts regularly. Fine if you have a warranty as they’ll keep replacing them, but not much good without.

    PS
    I’m a big Kona fan. Not knocking them, just making you aware. 🙂

    Got a scandium Big Unit.
    Just a nice simple singlespeed.
    Mrs MTG is using it now. I’ve put a Rohlofff on it while she’s recovering from injury.

    Rorschach
    Free Member

    I’ve had 3 (all 29).Still got which I’ll never sell as it got me back into mtbs after quitting and sent me on the righteous path of rigid/ss pseudo superiority.
    Which is odd as I bought it for going to the pub on.
    Will get rebuilt with Rabbit Holes Knard/Hans D,Jones bars and a schlumpf…..when I get round to it.
    And it’s called Morris (cos it’s a ginga).

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